Autumn is synonymous with an increase in the length of night hours, as we all realize. It’s the same thing for wildlife. And the change to winter time does not help the situation, particularly in terms of vehicle-animal collisions.
Why collisions between vehicles and wild animals are greater after the time change, quite simply because drivers find themselves on the road when the animals come out: at nightfall. “For deer or wild boars, this is the best time to find fruits that have fallen at the foot of the trees,” explains Georges Lignier of the LPO.
In spring, the risk is increased by the intensity of the movement of wildlife to find a partner and reproduce: you have to cover as much territory as possible to increase your chances.
It is therefore up to us, the motorists, to adapt our behavior to avoid these crashes or collisions.
We reduce our speed, we keep an eye on the right shoulder to anticipate, we check our lighting. As a reminder, if you drive 60 km it will take you approximately 36m to stop. If you ride 50km, 25m, this of course on dry roads. If we take into consideration that at night visibility is reduced to 50m with low beam lights, we should not exceed 70km to give ourselves time to stop within this distance.
By applying these rules, we give more chance of survival, also to pedestrians and our beloved pets.
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